Differences between Meeting Manager versions

Meeting Manager Standard

Pros

• Meeting data can be shared over a network.
• Easy to install.
• Inexpensive.
• Simple intuitive graphical interface.

Cons

• More likely to require occasisional database re-indexing maintenance.
• Poor performance with many (over 10) simultaneous users.
• Can only be used on Windows machines.

Meeting Manager Client-server

The client/server version of Meeting Manager is ideal for small or large numbers of simultaneous users in a Windows environment who may need to access schedule data over an intranet or the Internet. Meeting Manager C/S has all the feature of Meeting Manager Standard except that the raw data and global configuration settings can only be accessed and changed in the server application. Meeting Manager C/S is a true client/server implementation in that all database access takes place only on the server. Additionally, the data is shared over a TCP/IP connection. This means you can have a server running in Montana and have a client with an open Internet connection running in China sharing meeting data like it was in Montana.

Pros

• Data can be accessed over an intranet or even the Internet.
• Very little chance of requiring database re-indexing maintenance.
• Good performance with many simultaneous users.
• Simple intuitive graphical interface.

Cons

• Can only be used on Windows machines.
• Does not have the Sites feature that the Standard version has. (Though a similar effect can be achieved using the Categories feature.)

Meeting Manager Enterprise

Meeting Manager Enterprise is ideal for large numbers of simultaneous users in a Windows environment who need to access meeting data over the intranet or Internet. Meeting Manager Enterprise has all the feature of Meeting Manager Client/Server except that the raw data can only be accessed and changed in the database server application. The big benefit of Meeting Manager Enterprise over Meeting Manager Client/Server is that Meeting Manager Enterprise is scalable. You can start with a small number of users running on a single database server. Over time you can add more and more users. If performance is ever a problem you simply use your database server's load balancing features to increase performance. Using the advanced features of database servers, you can accommodate unlimited numbers of people.

Pros

• Data can be accessed over an intranet or even the Internet.
• Data can be stored on your choice of database server.
• Very little chance of requiring database database re-indexing maintenance.
• Good performance with many simultaneous users.
• Simple intuitive graphical interface.

Cons

• Can only be used on Windows machines.

Meeting Manager Web

Meeting Manager Web can run from a browser on virtually any operating system. The web version of Meeting Manager is ideal for small or large numbers of simultaneous users who need to access meeting data over the intranet or Internet. Due to the limitations of HTML not all the features of the Windows versions of Meeting Manager can be found in the web version.  

Pros

• Data can be accessed over the intranet or even the Internet.
• Very little chance of requiring database re-indexing maintenance.
• Good performance with many simultaneous users.
• Client can be accessed from any web browser.

Cons

• Primitive Html interface.
• Must run a Windows-based web server.